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The reason I did not just post this in the ex-players thread is a couple of posts about our recruitment, one which is a little strange/concerning (and tallies with other things I have heard) and one which is funny in a "let's all laugh at Colchester" way (if true).
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The funny:
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That is very concerning if true
What "other things" have you heard, @Shev?
I don't want to break a confidence, so I will just say that I do not believe that this ownership group is in Blooms' corner, even with all the success.
I think we could sense that from Blooms' demeanour after Scott Mitchell left.
There's no moneyball, they just do 'goals scored divided by games played'
Anyway, let's enjoy the fact Colchester could have had Kone, had Blooms for five minutes, and now we have both!
For now...
Sometimes I worry about these rumors, then I remember the players the owners have allowed Blooms to sign.
We may be doomed but at least it will be from the top of the table.
If the data provider is the one that led us to Harvie, Taylor Morley and Humphreys, I have fewer concerns over it than perhaps our management team!
Wasn’t Scott Mitchell here for the signing of all of those players?
He was
Whilst it is deeply concerningif true, why are we inclined to believe a random poster on the Bristol City Forum?
I tried to find out, and I have it on good authority that it's a load of bollocks.
The point about the data provider, that is - idk what the relationship is like between Blooms and the powers that be
I suspected that bit was total bs, as you say less sure about the relationship between them & Blooms away from the cameras.
A great name for a data provider!
Been fairly well known the owners want a money-ball approach like Brentford, who have reaped so much success with it.
The interesting thing about the owners allegedly not being keen on Blooms is that there's a stats-driven manager database too, just like players, which is why he's consistently linked to other jobs. You'd think a stats focused ownership would see that and love Blooms for how well he must be performing on it.
Who has said they're not keen?
Dear old @Shev up above
I stand corrected!
Time to do a stats based analysis of the fans.
Quick, cheer up everyone or they'll be shipping us off to ColU on a free.
The “release” of Scott Mitchell last month was very unsettling. His knowledge of the young player scene was (sorry, is) apparently second to none and the calibre of players both technically and in terms of character and personal qualities generally who were recruited while he was here are testament to how good he was.
My fear is that judgement of the character and personality of individual players - so fundamental to the culture of our club for generations - may be sacrificed in favour of statistically based assessments.
I think we need to give the new methodology a chance. Dan Rice appears to be doing a very good job so far.
Absolutely.
Spot on. A couple of years at Oxford will determine how good Scott Mitchell actually is.
I think we will do very well long term in addition to the obvious short term. We clearly have very competent people all over the club no matter what else is going on. Lommy seems like the best type of billionaire owner so far - one who hires talented people and gets out of their way.
I would be ecstatic if Blooms got a fat extension (already well-earned, in my opinion) with Dan Rice speaking glowingly about him by name at the announcement. The best long-term signing we could make, it my opinion!
His "methodology" hasn't been used yet.
All we know so far is that he's sacked a head of recruitment who has arguably delivered the two best transfer windows in the club's history, clearly against the wishes of the manager.
Big month for him coming up. I imagine Matt Bloomfield is as keen as we all are to see who we will end up signing
This should have been done months ago.
I fear it is not going to happen at all. He's not "Dan's guy"